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' M. D. GIRARD.

I v LUMB'ERMANS RUBBER AND STOCKING. No. 528,473.

Patented Oct. 30, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES D. GIRARD, OF P'EIITWATER, MICHIGAN.

LUMBERMANS-RUBBER AND STOCKING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,473, dated October30, 1894.

Application filed November 25, 1893. Serial No. 491.966- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOSES D. GIRARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at the village of Pentwater, in the county of Oceana and Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Lumbermans Rubberfoot wear for persons exposed to outdoor work' in the winter and in wetand rainyweather, and the invention consists, in a lumbermans rubberprovided with an inner flap, attached at a point below the top of therubber proper,

' composed of impervious, or substantially impervious material, andextending upward beyond the rubber, leaving a space between the rubbertop and the interior flap; and a leggin and stocking-foot combined,- theleggin extending below the top of the stocking-foot and adapted to fitbetween the inner flap of the rubber and the outer wall of the rubber,so that when the rubber is fastened to the foot by buckles, lacing orotherwise, the lower end of the leggin is securely fastened to therubber, thereby preventing snow or water from reaching the foot of thewearer.

The objects of my invention are, first, to construct a cheap and durablefoot wear which may be used during winter or in wet weather; and,second, to combine the stocking and rubber in such a manner as toexclude water and snow and preserve the feet of the wearer warm and dry.These objects I accomplish by means of the construction illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure (1) shows a side elevationofthe combined stocking and rubber constructed in accordance with myinvention; the dotted lines below the top of the shoe proper whichextend along near the outer surface of the shoe, representing theposition of the stocking-foot. Fig. (2) shows a sectional view onlinear-x of Fig. lthe part shown being somewhat enlarged in order toshow the position of the stocking-foot, the internal flap and the outerwall of the shoe the stocking only showing on the left-hand side of thefigure, the right-hand side showing merely the internal flap and wall ofthe shoe.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

R represents the wall of the rubber-shoe.

F represents the internal flap attached to the inside wall of the shoeat a point below its upper edge, leaving a space between the wall oftheshoe and the flap for the insertion of the lower end of thestocking-leg.

S represents the foot of the stocking which extends upward to the pointPwhere it is attached to the leg of the stocking.

The legof the stocking extends downward as shown in Fig. 2 between theouter wall of the rubber shoe and the flap.

The leg and stocking foot may be made in one piece, or may be made andattached together at the point P.

The leg or foot may be constructed of any suitable material. v

It will be observed that the fiap forms a space which receives theentire lower end of the leg, and when the shoe proper is laced,buckledor otherwise fastened, the lower end of the leg is securely held betweenthe outer wall of the rubber-shoe and the flap, and any snow or moisturewhich might by any possibility find its way within the walls of therubbershoe, will be prevented from reaching the foot by means of theimpervious flap F, and when the shoe is buckled or laced it presents theordinary appearance of a rubber shoe with a stocking extending into thesame; the flap being entirely concealed from View.

The flap'F should be made, preferably, of a thin flexible material, soas in no way to'in terfere with the free use of the foot, and so thatitwill not present a cumbersome appearance.

Where great warmth is required the stocking-foot may be tufted or fulledor thickened in any well-known manner.

A foot-gear constructed as above described, allows for entire freedom ofthe foot and ankle, and absolutely prevents any snow or moisture fromreaching the foot of the wearer, It can be quickly and easily appliedand contains no parts which are liable to get out of 100 order ormisplaced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure above the bottom of the latter and the lower by LettersPatent, isedge of the leggin lying between the top of In a lumbermansrubber, the combination the shoe and the flap F, and a fastening for 15with a foot portion or shoe R having an indrawing the shoe top about theleggin, sub- 5 ternal flap F, the lower edge of which is atstantially asdescribed.

tached to the interior of said shoe at a point In witness whereof I havehereunto set my below the upper edge of the latter, its unathand andsealin the presence of two witnesses. tached portion lying close to theinner surface of the shoe and extending some distance MOSES GIRARD' 10above the top thereof, of a combined leggin Witnesses:

and stocking foot, the stocking foot being se- EDWARD TAGGART,

cured to the interior of the leggin at a point CHRISTOPHER HONDELINK.

